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No. 7 Women's Lacrosse Hosts No. 3 Duke Saturday At Powers Field
March 07, 2008 | Women's Lacrosse
Third-ranked and undefeated Duke heads to Princeton averaging more than 16 goals per game. The Tigers put up 16 themselves in a win over Rutgers Wednesday, so Saturday's game could be the third straight offensive shootout between these two teams after a 16-14 Duke win last season and a 13-11 Duke victory here in Princeton Stadium two seasons ago.
The No. 7 Tigers had nine goal scorers in their 16-8 win over Rutgers, with junior Christine Casaceli scoring a career-high four goals to lead the way. Senior Ashley Amo had two goals and three assists for Princeton, which led 8-2 at halftime and never led by fewer than five goals in the second half.
The Tigers and Blue Devils combined for 75 shots in last year's 16-14 Duke victory, a game in which Princeton fell behind 7-2 midway through the first half and could not recover. The Tigers pulled within 10-8 at halftime of that game and 12-11 when Katie Lewis-Lamonica scored with 10 minutes left but could not get the equalizer.
TODAY'S NOTE OF THE DAY
Lighting It Up ? Princeton and Duke have combined to score 54 goals in their last two games. The Blue Devils defeated the Tigers 16-14 in Durham last year; Duke won by a 13-11 score here at Princeton Stadium two years ago.
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Pulling Rank ? Princeton plays its next four games beginning today against ranked teams, including No. 3 Duke today and No. 2 Virginia March 22.
Balancing Act ? Nine players scored a goal for Princeton in its 16-8 victory over Rutgers Wednesday at Class of 1952 Stadium.
New Marks ? Holly McGarvie tied a career-high with four goals at Johns Hopkins. Christine Casaceli then scored a career-high for goals against Rutgers.
Start Me Up ? Princeton is 2-0 for the fourth time in the last five seasons.
Four Score ? The Tigers have scored a goal on exactly half of their shot attempts this season (23 of 46).
MORE NOTES & ANECDOTES
Another Home ? Princeton has now played a game in Princeton Stadium four consecutive years. The Tigers played Loyola here last year, Duke here the year before and hosted the 2004 final four in the stadium, defeating Vanderbilt before falling to Virginia in the title game.
About Experience ? 10 of Princeton's 12 starters are either juniors or seniors. Only goalie Kaitlyn Perrelle, who played in every game last year, and freshman attacker Lizzy Drumm are underclassmen.
More Experience ? Nine of Princeton's usual 12 starting players from 2007 return to the team this season.
On Schedule ? Princeton plays five games this year against teams currently ranked in the top 10 in the latest Inside Lacrosse Media Poll (Virginia, Duke, Maryland, Penn, Yale).
Numbers Game ? Princeton averaged 16 goals per game in its 10 wins last season and nine goals per game in its seven losses last season.
Up The Charts ? Princeton head coach Chris Sailer ranks second among active Division I head coaches with 270 career wins.
Tourney Talk ? Princeton has reached the NCAA tournament in 15 of the last 16 seasons beginning in 1992. The only year the Tigers did not qualify in that stretch was 1997.
More Tourney Talk ? Princeton has reached the national semifinals 10 times since 1992 and the NCAA quarterfinals 15 times since 1992.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES & ANECDOTES
Goal Oriented ? Katie Lewis-Lamonica was a second-team All-America a year ago. Her 51 goals were fourth-most all-time in a season at Princeton.
More Goal Oriented ? Katie Lewis-Lamonica is on pace to finish in the top five all-time at Princeton in career goals.
I'm Honored ? Norris Novak was a third-team All-America on defense last season. Novak started every game and had 27 ground balls and 16 caused turnovers.
Two-Sport Star ? Holly McGarvie was an honorable-mention All-Ivy pick in lacrosse in 2007 and then a second-team All-Ivy pick in field hockey this past fall.
Junior Day ? Katie Cox is Princeton's second junior captain in the last three seasons. Caitlin Reimers ?07 was a captain as a junior in 2006.
Half and Half ? Ashley Amo, also a team captain, scored on more than half of her shot attempts (21 of 41) last season.
Stopping By ? Kaitlyn Perrelle played in every game in goal as a freshman and started 13 of the last 14 games.
Quicker Picker Upper ? Junior Kristin Schwab led Princeton with 32 ground balls in 2007 and finished second on the team with 31 draw controls.
Nice Beginning ? Kristin Morrison was Princeton's leading freshman scorer in 2007 with 11 goals.
U.S.A, U.S.A. ? All three of Princeton's assistant coaches (Michele DeJuliis, Amy Altig, Elizabeth Pillion) will play for the U.S. national touring team at the Prague Cup tournament in the Czech Republic this summer.